The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) delivered the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Early years spending update: The impact of inflation Report Our 2022 update discusses how early years education funding has changed over time, and what inflation means for childcare providers going forward. 11 November 2022
Latest trends in further education and sixth form spending in England Comment Updated analysis of trends in further education and sixth form spending per pupil and upcoming resource challenges facing colleges and sixth forms. 24 October 2022
Delivering a Lifetime Skills Guarantee Comment Imran Tahir and Luke Sibieta summarise their report on adult education funding for FE News. 20 June 2022
School spending per pupil in 2024 to remain 3% below 2010 levels in real-terms once you account for actual costs faced by schools Press Release Unexpectedly high cost pressures on schools mean that the government is no longer on track to restore spending per pupil to 2010 levels in real-terms. 2 August 2022
School spending and costs: the coming crunch Report By 2024−25, after accounting for the specific costs facing schools, we estimate that school spending per pupil will still be 3% lower than in 2010. 2 August 2022
Student living cost support cut to lowest level in seven years Press Release Government support for student living costs will be cut to its lowest level in seven years, which will cause genuine hardship for students. 15 June 2022
Student living cost support cut to lowest level in seven years Comment Due to inflation forecast errors alone, students from the poorest families will lose £100 per month in maintenance support. 15 June 2022
Plans will leave spending on adult education and apprenticeships 25% below 2010 levels by 2025 Press Release Total spending on adult education and apprenticeships will still be 25% lower in 2024–25 as compared with 2010–11. 13 June 2022
Adult education: the past, present and future Report In the last decade, there have been significant cuts to spending on adult education and large falls in the numbers of adult learners, particularly amongst those taking low-level qualifications. 13 June 2022
Policies to tackle the cost of childcare need to be honest about the minority of parents with pre-school children who will benefit Press Release Childcare costs are a significant expense for some families, but more than half of families with pre-school-aged children don’t pay anything at all. 20 May 2022
The changing cost of childcare Report We discuss how the cost of childcare has changed over time, and how it varies across the country and between different types of families. 20 May 2022
High inflation set to cause interest rate rollercoaster for student loans Press Release English and Welsh graduates who took out a student loan since 2012 are in for a rollercoaster ride on student loan interest rates in the coming years. 13 April 2022
